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Dental Sealants

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Sealing pit and fissures that are prone to develop a carious lesion (preventive sealants) or those that already present signs of an enamel carious lesion (therapeutic sealants) is a common preventive measure used in dentistry to control dental caries. In terms of material, resin-based and glass-ionomer cements are most frequently used. In this chapter sealants indications and their caries-preventive effect will be presented. The use of adhesive systems aiming to improve resin-based sealants retention will be discussed.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil

    Soraya Coelho Leal

  2. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil

    Kelly M. S. Moreira

  3. Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry Department, Dental School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    José Carlos P. Imparato

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    Eliana Mitsue Takeshita

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Leal, S.C., Moreira, K.M.S., Imparato, J.C.P. (2019). Dental Sealants. In: Coelho Leal, S., Takeshita, E. (eds) Pediatric Restorative Dentistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93426-6_8

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